A MUCH NEEDED message especially in the time we are living in. Two simple but powerful words: YOU MATTER
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A MUCH NEEDED message especially in the time we are living in. Two simple but powerful words: YOU MATTER
It’s no secret that I fell in love with Llama with his very first word: DAT!
There are many llamas out there, but no llama is quite like the llama created by duo Jonathan Stutzman (author) and Heather Fox (illustrator).
Before my writing group meeting this morning, I grabbed a few books that I wanted to re-read today for inspiration to work on my own writing.
Every New Year’s Day, my Lola (grandma) would hold a raffle.
“It was a nice day.
All the days had been nice. There had been rather more than seven of them so far, and rain hadn’t been invented yet. But clouds massing east of Eden suggested that the first thunderstorm was on its way, and it was going to be a big one.
The angel of the Eastern Gate put his wings over his head to shield himself from the first drops.”
~ Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Dragon Post has the main character writing to ‘experts’ about what to do with a new dragon he has acquired.
“Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer’s wife. Their house was small, for the lumber to build it had to be carried by wagon many miles. There were four walls, a floor and a roof, which made one room; and this room contained a rusty looking cookstove, a cupboard for the dishes, a table, three or four chairs and the beds.”
~ from The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
A great legend has passed away, but her words will inspire for centuries to come.
The Bookworm girls are, well, bookworms and here is what they have read this summer so far.
“Carl Sagan said that if you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. When he says ‘from scratch’, he means from nothing. He means from a time before the world even existed. If you want to make an apple pie from nothing at all, you have to start with the Big Bang and expanding universes, neutrons, ions, atoms, black holes, suns, moons, ocean tides, the Milky Way, Earth, evolution, dinosaurs, extinction-level events, playtupuses, Homo erectus, Cro-Magnon man, etc. You have to start at the beginning.”
~from The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
Carmela Full of Wishes is full of heart and has stolen MY heart in its rendering.
Dear Boy is an anthem for little boys to be who they are, but not in a boys will be boys old-school way
First off, this is not an ad. This is just about my love for books and stuffed animals. And community charities and non-profits.
But mostly this is about my love for MOOSE. One moose in particular, that may go by the name of Rodrigo or Marcel. Or another name we don’t know about. But he most certainly does not belong to me.
The Scholastic Book Club flyer was one of my first loves.
Every year, we celebrate Macy and her short life. She taught me so much about myself, though I’m not sure everyone would understand that. She also reinforced my love and respect for Mr. Bookworm, who has been a true partner to me every step of the way.
My Lola was one of my kindred spirits. I think she understood me in a different way than my mom does.
So you can imagine that when I heard that Dan Santat was illustrating a picture book about a boy’s relationship with his grandfather, I leaped at the chance to read it. I mean, it’s Dan Santat, right?
The bullet point list on author-illustrator Dan Santat and why he’s my IMAGINARY FRIEND.
A new series featuring “The Skinny” on our favorite writers and illustrators.
Monster Boogie as its re-incarnation of a picture book is such a pleasure to sing. Yes, sing. I couldn't help but sing the book the first time I read it to Little Lion because I know this song too well. And I'm a bit tone deaf.
What I love about Roof Octopus is the quirkiness of the storyline and the whimsical, magical, and colorful illustrations that match the story perfectly. Basically a little girl wakes up to find an octopus on her rooftop. And while the adults aren't so quick to accept someone new and foreign to their neighborhood, Nora is wholeheartedly all in.